Mumbai Diary: Tuesday Dossier

Evelyn puts women firstThe allegations that Tanushree Datta levelled against Nana Patekar opened up a can of worms when it comes to sexual impropriety within the Bollywood industry and kickstarted Indias own MeToo movement Now actor Evelyn Sharma has taken it upon herself to remedy matters somewhatAfter doubling up as a fashion entrepreneur with a charity venture she has now launched a new firm that offers career coaching and image development services to women in the glam world It seems that her own experiences fuelled this initiative for Sharma says Ive been in this industry for a long time and have experienced a lot of disrespectful behaviour towards women I left the talent agency that managed me in the start of my film career because of that reason Are we surprised about this confession Not at allSilence pleaseBang in the middle of his performance in the play Constellations recently actor Jim Sarbh was interrupted by what all audience members are warned about but a few still turn a deaf ear to Trust the witty actor to do things differently thoughHeres what transpired when a mobile from the Experimental Theatre balcony at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Nariman Point rang he faced the general direction of the offender and ad libbed Hey I am in the middle of something here When it dawned on the audience that it wasnt part of the script it broke into a spontaneous applause and the show went on Nicely done JimGoing Dutch with the gypsy jazz soundThe past week has been an absolutely jampacked one for jazz aficionados what with a bunch of foreign artistes flying down First there was the NCPAs International Jazz Festival Then there was John Di Martino Warren Vache and Neal Miner showcasing the Great American Songbook a sort of Bible for the genreAnd now there is Paulus Schaumlfer Band who will bring a whole now sound The Dutch band plays what is called gypsy jazz with pop and funk elements Catch their gig at a SoBo venue and let us know if you could keep your feet from movingAn ad goes on airA walk on the Marine Drive promenade last Saturday was all about the regular stuff mdash families ushering in the weekend by the sea and officegoers stealing some downtime mdash except a flash of light on the Air India building that caught the eyeOn nearing the landmark we realised it was the promotion of a 2611 memorial event being projected on it With the airline as its travel partner it seemed like an apt use of the facade making us wonder why this innovation was rare to come by in Mumbai known for its omnipresent billboardsWhen fact is funnier than fictionCurrent affairs satire The Week That Wasnt with Cyrus Broachas zany humour and camaraderie with Kunal Vijayakar tied together with witty takes on political newsy and entertainment affairs became the Indian viewers goto show for intelligent comedy And as it completes 12 years Broacha and Vijayakar are looking to conduct a Facebook live show with their audienceKunal Vijayaka and Cyrus BroachaOur viewers who are in the age group of 40 to 60 are dying Like literally Broacha jokes about how the team is looking to rope in younger crowds When we started I had black hair Now after 12 years of Cyrus it has become fully white Vijayakar shares speaking about how Nitin Gadkari once joked about having lost weight so that the two stopped calling him fat What are their future plans Turning this show into a daily affair we are toldBowling a maiden overFormer cricketer Kapil Dev congratulates a participant at the sets of a dance reality show in Goregaon West on Monday PicSameer MarkandeCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates